Star Wars: Resistance

[Actarus]

What are your thoughts on Star Wars: Resistance?

For those who don't know the story, it is set not long (in the year?) before The Force Awakens. Kazuda Xiono is a young republican starfighter pilot. His father is a senator from Hosnian Prime. He gets recruted by Poe Dameron who somehow sees in him a potential good spy. His mission is to investigate First Order activity on an old fueling platform called the Colossus, floating on the outer-rim waterworld of Castilon. The Colossus is owned by Captain Doza. Its main activities are shipping and fighter racing. The main contestants, called the Aces, also ensure the station's defence. There, Dameron contacts Yeager, a rebel veteran, who reluctantly accepts to take Kaz to provide him a cover as mechanic. Yeager owns a repair shop on the station. Kaz is befriended by Neeku, a young, goofy and very naive (and annoying) green Nikto. A young woman, Tam, works there too and is the top mechanic. She doesn't like Kaz very much and wonders why Yeager hired him since he knows nothing about mechanics. The last member of the crew is Bucket, a battered up astromech droid. The problem is, obviously, that Kaz is unprepared for his role as secret agent. He is clumsy and naive, and he knows nothing about mechanics (very bad for his cover). Yeager needs to mentor him heavily. However, his heart is in the good place, he's opportunistic, sociable and creative. And he's a top-notch fighter pilot. So he manages to learn valuable info. The station is regularly attacked by a group of pirates lead by Creegan, a Quarren. The First Order, through Captain Phasma and her second, Commander Pyre, is pressing Captain Doza to accept their help... But why is the First Order so much interested in a backwater (pun intended) system?

On my part, I think this is building up pretty well. Like other tv shows (Clone Wars, Rebels), it begins in a light, more childish tone, but it gets darker rather quickly. The animation style is quite different. I believe it is 3D, but rendered in a way that it looks 2D. It gets time to get used to it, but I grew to like it.

The story is advancing fast and I believe the events surrounding The Last Jedi will be over by the end of the season. The First Order feels like a real threat and stormtroopers are surprisingly competent. Clone Wars and Rebels had good lightsaber fights, while Resistance is all about fighter races and battles and they are very well shot. Those who love starfighters will be served.

It seems to me that Disney's strategy about Star Wars is to keep the movies centered on the characters and action involving them (like in the original trilogy) and to leave world building and details to tv shows and books. It is not a bad idea, because one of the main reason the prequels were disliked is because it was too much about politics. Movies are not really the best medium to do that. Books and tv shows have more breathing space. Clone Wars helped to "redeem" the prequels. Resistance could do the same with the sequels. However, it would have been better if they aired the first season between Ep. VII and Ep. VIII. But Rebels was not over then.

[Karha of Honor]

What are your thoughts on Star Wars: Resistance?

For those who don't know the story, it is set not long (in the year?) before The Force Awakens. Kazuda Xiono is a young republican starfighter pilot. His father is a senator from Hosnian Prime. He gets recruted by Poe Dameron who somehow sees in him a potential good spy. His mission is to investigate First Order activity on an old fueling platform called the Colossus, floating on the outer-rim waterworld of Castilon. The Colossus is owned by Captain Doza. Its main activities are shipping and fighter racing. The main contestants, called the Aces, also ensure the station's defence. There, Dameron contacts Yeager, a rebel veteran, who reluctantly accepts to take Kaz to provide him a cover as mechanic. Yeager owns a repair shop on the station. Kaz is befriended by Neeku, a young, goofy and very naive (and annoying) green Nikto. A young woman, Tam, works there too and is the top mechanic. She doesn't like Kaz very much and wonders why Yeager hired him since he knows nothing about mechanics. The last member of the crew is Bucket, a battered up astromech droid. The problem is, obviously, that Kaz is unprepared for his role as secret agent. He is clumsy and naive, and he knows nothing about mechanics (very bad for his cover). Yeager needs to mentor him heavily. However, his heart is in the good place, he's opportunistic, sociable and creative. And he's a top-notch fighter pilot. So he manages to learn valuable info. The station is regularly attacked by a group of pirates lead by Creegan, a Quarren. The First Order, through Captain Phasma and her second, Commander Pyre, is pressing Captain Doza to accept their help... But why is the First Order so much interested in a backwater (pun intended) system?

On my part, I think this is building up pretty well. Like other tv shows (Clone Wars, Rebels), it begins in a light, more childish tone, but it gets darker rather quickly. The animation style is quite different. I believe it is 3D, but rendered in a way that it looks 2D. It gets time to get used to it, but I grew to like it.

The story is advancing fast and I believe the events surrounding The Last Jedi will be over by the end of the season. The First Order feels like a real threat and stormtroopers are surprisingly competent. Clone Wars and Rebels had good lightsaber fights, while Resistance is all about fighter races and battles and they are very well shot. Those who love starfighters will be served.

It seems to me that Disney's strategy about Star Wars is to keep the movies centered on the characters and action involving them (like in the original trilogy) and to leave world building and details to tv shows and books. It is not a bad idea, because one of the main reason the prequels were disliked is because it was too much about politics. Movies are not really the best medium to do that. Books and tv shows have more breathing space. Clone Wars helped to "redeem" the prequels. Resistance could do the same with the sequels. However, it would have been better if they aired the first season between Ep. VII and Ep. VIII. But Rebels was not over then.

People would had been fine with the prequels if the politics parts were mediocre.

I would watch it if i could pretend it's in the old canon. Maybe i watch it 5 or 10 years from now.